How to read e-books

There are two main competing formats for e-books on the global market: ePub and mobi. To make it easy for authors to publish their e-book, we also allow other file formats. These include word processing programs (e.g. Word files) and PDF. Depending on the format and the reading device, different programs are required to read the e-books. You can see which format an e-book is in in the box at the top right of the respective book.

ePub and mobi

You can upload these files to your e-book reader and read them as usual. Different manufacturers have different ways of uploading to your device - some allow you to send an email with the file to a specific email address, others allow you to connect your computer and reader directly, while others offer direct download from an integrated browser. Have a look at the operating instructions for your device if you are unsure.

You can also read ePub and mobi with free programs on any PC. Simply choose the software you like best on the Internet.

PDF

Everyone opens PDF documents from time to time. It's just as easy with our PDF e-books. All you need is the free Adobe PDF Reader (or another free program), which most people have installed anyway. Otherwise you can download it quickly and free of charge download here.

PDFs can be read on many e-book readers, but also on the iPad/tablet or, of course, on a large computer.

Word, OpenOffice, LibreOffice and others

These are word processing programs in which the book was mostly written. You probably have a word processing program on your PC/Mac with which you can read it. Please note: These e-books can usually only be read on a computer/laptop.

txt, rtf

The same applies here as with Word & Co, except that it is even easier to read. All you need is Wordpad, Notepad (PC) or Textedit (Mac), which are supplied free of charge on the computers. These files are also intended for computers, not for e-book readers.